My lovely November,

Have you seen my heart somewhere in your castle of yellow leaves?

A Waltz for Zizi, written by Yoko Kanno

Now Serving

Today’s the day! The Cheesecake Factory at Woodland Mall officially opens today. Started in 1978 in Beverly Hills, the popular restaurant, which has more than 30 different types of cheesecake, has its roots in Michigan. While living in Detroit, Everlyn Overton found a cheesecake recipe in a local newspaper. She made some tweaks and well, you can taste the results at the new restaurant, which also has 250 different entrées on its menu.

Just a ‘Goofus’

It was a single duck that brought a group of Wyoming residents together this summer. Freelance writer Estelle Slootmaker shared the story of Goofus, a Pekin duck, who along with another was left at Wyoming’s Lamar Park. Goofus proved, as Slootmaker put it, “different birds of a feather could flock together.”

Santa is Coming! Order Tickets Now!

The Grand Rapids Public Museum announced its popular Breakfast with Santa will return this year with the event taking place Dec. 14. There will be two sessions, 8:30 a.m. and 10: 30 a.m. with about 100 spots available for each. Tickets are expected to sell fast, so if you are interested make sure to snap them up quickly! For more, click here.

Fun Fact: On the Move

Anyone who has every visited the Niagara Falls probably have seen a boat lodged near the top of the Canadian falls. The boat, called a scow, has been lodged on the falls since 1918 and for more than a hundred years has rested against an outcrop of rock. That is until Halloween night, Oct. 31, when winds from a severe storm caused the scow to “flip on its side and spin around” bringing it closer to the falls. For more about the scow’s movement, click here. For more on the history of the scow, click here.